Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT

# Robotics and hardware events at LA Tech Week 2026

> LA Tech Week 2026 has 71 robotics and hardware events from Oct 12 to Oct 18, and they draw more people than the week overall, with a median of 61 RSVPs per event.

Chancity tracks 800 LA Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 71. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/la) and each event's own page.

## At a glance

- Bigger headcounts: a median 61 RSVPs per event, above the week's median.
- The largest, Thank God for El Segundo, lists 465 RSVPs on its event page.
- Runs every day from Monday, Oct 12 to Sunday, Oct 18, peaking on Tuesday, Oct 13 with 18.

## Subscribe

- Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/robotics-hardware/calendar.ics
- Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/robotics-hardware/calendar.ics

## Events

Columns: Time is Pacific time. Access: RSVP means a plain RSVP, Apply means the host approves each guest. Status: open, waitlist, closed or sold out, from the official Tech Week calendar. Food and Drinks: the host's own words ("mentions", not a promise). Price: only where the listing shows a price; a dash means no price listed. Featured: featured on the official Tech Week calendar.

| Date | Time | Event | Host | Area | Access | Status | Food | Price | Featured | RSVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:30 AM | Wake up Hardware! Network & Fun Run Sponsored by Nominal & D. E. Shaw Ventures | Nominal, D. E. Shaw Ventures | Santa Monica | RSVP | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/5uGU6eYhKtMCqonBfCCD?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 11 AM | Investors at the Cutting Edge - GP/LP Luncheon (Deep Tech) | Actuate Ventures, Andrew Woodfield | - | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/2i1ClPHUIRBegglIpgIb?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 2 PM to 4 PM | AI Meets the Real World: Founder & Investor Mixer | Sunstone Management, Inc, Circuit Launch, Sabrina Li, Steven Jiang, Jasmine Jiang | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Bf7yDhHCyJdTFnWdwKui?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Bots and Brews - Physical AI Meetup | RiseLink, Tess Kassier | Arts District | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ZRALmL5JVFRLUbbtzHS8?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5 PM to 8 PM | German Tech Meets LA: AI, Innovation & Oktoberfest | NRW.Global Business, AI LA, Joerg Rose | Venice | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/M7FeUmwktWPUqLbp9VV4?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Hardware Meets Intelligence: AI for Space and Defense | Starburst Aerospace, Outpost Space, Felix Eid, Lukas Oberhofer, Sarah Jachelski, Julie Chuvichien, Chris Classen | Playa Vista | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/glt1XMpD8Fl65cISuh3s?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7 PM to 9 PM | General Purpose Robot Demos at Yondu Lab | Yondu, Michael Chen | Hawthorne | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/w0SO8PzzETilktSliWut?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7 PM | In The Arena | Transcend Mechanics, Vuecason, Sean Peters, Dival Banerjee | El Segundo | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/YGU1rPJixLI6ZUl9Qqqm?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 8 PM | CAD + AI LA | Raven CAD, Mo | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/9NRRMl95XU4is57yF325?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 9 AM | Made in LA: Breakfast Burritos & Hardware | Trustbridge, Cullen Hilkene, Shreya Nischal, Divyansh Agarwal | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/lPdW2hHWPwvydUdWVSfH?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 2 PM | What did our AI Agent do?! The Missing Runtime Authorization Layer for Agents and Physical AI | OtisLabs.ai, Marina Piller | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Rsj02AcVSl8SLD92Y8wq?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4 PM to 6 PM | LA's Hard Tech Renaissance: Robotics & Physical AI | Maven Ventures, Deel, Fenwick, Rho, Robert Ravanshenas | West Hollywood | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RzNcm4P7YnfoUVqWKHKR?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Space Cities: A Gathering of Founders, Builders, and Investors | LifeShip Ventures, Ben Haldeman | Playa del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/LielPuxMHsYTuKDVfChg?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Where the Physical Future is Gettting Built: AI, Infra, and Deep Tech | HSBC, a16z Speedrun | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/dfrFnswWKhBP8bizmOX5?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 9 PM | Dinner & Drinks with Fearn + Matter Intelligence | Fearn, Han, Angela, Kevin Bennett | El Segundo | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/dTL5Gaw620pX7vI4Ss3p?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 7:30 PM | Rooftop Party + Panel: Hollywood x Deeptech / Presented by Cake Equity, Voice Capital & Pilot | Cake Equity, Garrison Gowens, Gadiel Morantes | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/K9JnckcQjYeZW6gvrqlj?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 7 PM | Startup Spotlight: The Future of Aerospace & Defense | La French Tech San Diego, Safran Corporate Ventures, Techstars Space Accelerator, Sylvie Almeri, Noemie Vauthelin, Allison Kitain | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mDZ059sOr65KP5qBEjpc?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:15 PM to 8:30 PM | Uncork's Frontier Builders & Investors Dinner | Uncork Capital, Belle, Rich Simmerman, Tilly McLain | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MJVXLYGSCkAZgqNUTDv3?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM | Building next-generation space infrastructure | Vast | Long Beach | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/w4PIp6BZk4YKPin6OvZO?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Defense/ Space Tech Panel | Reitler Law, Deel, Citizens Bank, Madalyn Woronoff, Madeleine Futterman, Scott Rosenblatt | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Snacks, Open bar | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/WxSSAOV5hQ2zdx5taBke?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Gundo Happy Hour | 8090 Industries, 645 Ventures, Ryan Musto, Clare Brandfonbrener | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4UyEW2A8DXvfCd1TtmGy?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Hardware Renaissance & American Dynamism by Imagining Forward | Imagining Forward | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/yeQJ9mOVtbhK10TqAL43?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM | Physical AI: The Intelligence Comes Alive | OpalAI, Srithanya Satish, Ryan Alimo, Alison Olmstead, Arya Hosseini, Paniz | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/tC79wm8JsEUfTO9Tf0af?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM to 8:15 PM | Software for Hardware: State of the Industry | Physical Fund, Nima Ashraf, Nate!, Robert Woo | Downtown | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/NLoLuVk5asS9kfJK86Wy?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:30 PM | WEARABLES: The Future of Health/HAPPY HOUR (Free Food + Drinks) | Lenn AI, Ryan | - | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/Ec24XbTiBPuAIG2cr4Wt?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7 PM | Factory Field Day at Flyby Robotics | Flyby Robotics, Micky, Jason H. Lu | El Segundo | Apply | open | Dinner, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ZVWvZXNckhZvyrnA4gJh?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7 PM to 9 PM | FUTURE OF THE FUTURE: LA TECH WEEK DINNER. | Digital Mind State, BeSkilled Academy | Hollywood | RSVP | sold out | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/Mf4xe9iJxta59XwjJMVH?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 8 AM | FATHOMWERX Summit - Port Hueneme | Matter Labs, Kristine Fernandez | - | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/nlts7XiCGfAeptMOAlVg?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 9:30 AM | LA Mornings: Investor Breakfast | Trustbridge, Shreya Nischal | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/81mSFdBakvV5vLDmRxSt?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 10 AM to 11 AM | Hard Earned Lessons from Building Hardware | Hardware Velocity, Mike Pica | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AUdqGY9vSFQDa5FGVpYZ?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 10 AM to 12 PM | The Future of Autonomous Retail: AI & Robotics Modernization | National Autonomous Retail Initiative (NARI), Manna Smart Retail Inc, Serge | Playa Vista | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/sOQMkL3464Ws9Uh1jCbd?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 11 AM to 7 PM | Pickleball, Sports Tech, and Recovery In Venice Beach | Rally Pickleball Association | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NLARdbS6lMAPHaAxnlYR?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 12 PM | LA Tech Week Life Sciences Lunch | Reitler Law, Theophila Lee, EisnerAmper, Nima Ashraf | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0GgovC1jsADsKNw4yEZN?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 12 PM to 2 PM | Robots Above LA | Rovex Technologies Corporation, Luke Lee | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RG7nOeM935ujYEUBD9Qw?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 1 PM to 4 PM | USC ISI Lab Tours | USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal, Karen Rawlins | Marina del Rey | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/WamUloVNcrQbWzYjBgo9?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 3 PM to 7 PM | Mission Critical: AI Meets Aerospace & Defense at The BR-DGE x DTI | AI LA, Goodfin, SpaceWerx, Sarah Katyal, Heather Sit, Connor Caproni, Sophia Devlin, Sarah Barbod | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/P9dozRBsKzJIur8qZO5j?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4 PM | Highways in Space | Inversion | Playa Vista | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/8up55w56GOpmOJa9Zuez?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:30 PM | Building AI for the Physical World - Inside Hadrian's Factory X | Orrick, Bessemer Venture Partners, Harmoni, JPMorgan, Summer Buhl | Torrance | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4EKs2cTjFVAyHIf7mm6f?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:30 PM to 8 PM | LA's Deep Tech Ecosystem: Aerospace, Robotics, and Defense Startups | Unlock Venture Partners, Mandala Space Ventures, Serve Robotics, SoCal Deep Tech, Sanjay Reddy, Adam Alkalai | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/fmmMS1VzAOYMqRZw3O0a?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL | Techstars Space, Allison Kitain, Rebecca Poizner, Claire | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/X0kRQCIYtDlpF4zh346E?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM to 8 PM | From Wakeboats to Workboats: Inside Arc's Commercial Program | Arc | Torrance | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/WAHSESiiTCX01bGVKAz8?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM | PROOF L.A.™ - Build It. Prove It. Deploy It. | HTCJ Venture Studio Inc, Hack The Concrete Jungle | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NF5ZMadQ5GEvf9gaDjtw?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7 PM | Agentic AI Design & 3D Metal Printing - Precixion Dinner | Precixion Inc., Bala Jeldi | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ont91cFnZjz1XqJ2Odiy?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:30 PM | The Real Founders Dilemma: Building vs Joining | General Matter, Benson | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/EBSuCP5pD556jcrBtHFS?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 11 AM to 7 PM | Pickleball, Sports Tech, and Recovery In Venice Beach | Rally Pickleball Association | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/dhzcVbGJpn0ExaXUcvTq?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 2 PM to 5 PM | Space: The Next Frontier of Technology | USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal, Karen Rawlins | Marina del Rey | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/VhAQTaY8lgV0Bty5ITi1?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 2 PM | The City Hacks the State... Beach Edition!! | InsureMEP, Inc., Casey Potenzone | Long Beach | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/28RWvQC59uuxSQm6cVW3?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Embodied AI Happy Hour | Uthana Inc, Izza Vivo, Viren Tellis | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/yt05CPVAIQjdUmnqjfMi?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4 PM to 8 PM | Built in LA: The Next Era of Flight | Moonware, Javier | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/22Vx3UJQqpna0fiV06nC?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4 PM | Miso Robotics Lab / Flippy Frying Live | Miso Robotics | Pasadena | RSVP | waitlist | Snacks | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/S48Lch6VJilMIubv7qMK?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Reindustrializing The Manufacturing Industry Robot mixer @ Launchpad HQ | Launchpad Build AI Inc, Keith Bevans | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ehr8L8QureSS51yeQG4i?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:30 PM to 7 PM | The Future of Restaurant Tech & AI | Sunstone Management, Inc, https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/about/centers/easton-technology-management-center, Jasmine Jiang | UCLA | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/T8tSCD3vYNwpA19JrKpS?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5 PM to 7 PM | Hardware Engineering Happy Hour | MathWorks | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/kZVZwL5wQHLMxeZkPWjD?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5 PM | Hops & Hypercars: Hard Tech Happy Hour at Common Space Brewery | Revel | Hawthorne | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MkuB2WuBycxOmJ3UznFd?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Thank God for El Segundo | Sift | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MlKkweWNiEz2TG2prEmn?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:30 PM | Future of Logistics and Delivery | Sobremesa, Sobremesa Events | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/aUzjT0QC14IicKJbrFQ2?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:45 PM | Your Defense Tech Unknown Unknowns Are Known in Ukraine | Green Flag Ventures, Justin Zeefe | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/GJxW8ouJ0NuV2gLZRnFX?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM | Capital For Atoms - Finance Leader Dinner | a16z, Erebor Bank, David Borecky, Daniel Flanagan, Erika Bracken | El Segundo | Apply | open | Snacks | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/yf0as1rsGFyG14w3KweD?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Mach Engineering: After Hours @ Afterburner | Mach Industries, Tamara Diller | Long Beach | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/TSDbu4Dru62i3j7N5Gq1?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:15 PM | Consumer Tech Night/HAPPY HOUR (Free Food + Drinks) | Lenn AI, Ryan | - | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/IVkz0KL5k54JEHHdeoVi?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:30 PM to 10 PM | The next wearble | evobeing LLC, evobeing, Shoshana @ girlgroup | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/bxs3OgJTJn3UZIYgetLT?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 10:30 AM | MOLTEN hackathon - build the space around you | Field Lab, Iana Lin, Sissi Wang | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AgP5K9z8FR9TTWVMJIVC?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4 PM to 8 PM | The Future of Skiing | SkyTechSport, Connor Bishop | Culver City | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ofXqcwm5VI9UwCQ2g5gW?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5 PM | Get Wired with Senra Systems! | Senra Systems, Lowercarbon, Stifel, Al Guerrero, Jordan Black, Caie Kelley | - | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/u832mThXtTaFSbqh3nVD?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Apex Space Happy Hour | Apex Space Technology, Jake Suster, Holly | Playa Vista | RSVP | sold out | Snacks, Drinks | - | yes | [View](https://partiful.com/e/h5RAA0xU38jGjzoqzKDH?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7 PM | Hardware Hackathon | Sigma Eta Pi at UC Irvine, Kyle Spink, Victoria Hoang | - | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/oZbC6xMY6fyEe18U79V3?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7 PM | Loop - a supper on the physical economy | Allometry, Taylor Gendron | Sunset | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uetgtkVXk9hdl5neteQQ?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7 PM | Tech Meets Couture | Trapxart/Unity Match Development Project, Unity Match Development Project, Essence Spencer, Black L.A. Tech Week | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/1bEnEd0iJiIU5SUVwPId?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 2 PM to 5 PM | LA Traffic Crisis Hackathon: Build the Future | Equity Learning, Brooke Li | East LA | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/hFYpwyGRRmLFlpnqWlqC?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 2 PM to 4:30 PM | South Asians in Space, Physical AI | american south asian network | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/nSA5U7V2nidTFc4gYMqP?ref=chancity) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 2 PM | Future Builders : Family STEM Day | Black L.A. Tech Week (Community Collective), Black L.A. Tech Week | South LA | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/v75ogLCMMekNBnJAF1cP?ref=chancity) |

## Who is there

- Hosting: AI LA (2); Allison Kitain (2); Black L.A. Tech Week (2); Deel (2) ([X](https://x.com/deel)); Jasmine Jiang (2) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminejiangoc/)); Jessica Madrigal (2); Karen Rawlins (2); Lenn AI (2); Nima Ashraf (2); Rally Pickleball Association (2); Reitler Law (2); Ryan (2)
- Speaking: Marina Piller; Robert Ravanshenas; Michael Broukhim; Andrew Chen; Bridgit Mendler; Porter Smith; Austin Badger; Megan McArthur; Dan Goldin; Stephen Cheung; George Whitesides; Richard Cook; Michael Corr; Austin Spiegel; Brooke Harrington; Michael Finocchiaro; Nima Ashraf; Kristie D'Ambrosio-Correll; David Jaramillo; Mike Pica; Dr. David Crabb; Justin Fiaschetti; Robert Carlisle; Mike Smayda; Rich Minford; Neel Lilani; Trevor Burns; Jim Belosic; David Caputo; Jai Malik; West Owens; Mitch Lee; Ryan Cook; David Barnhart; Talbot Jaeger; Michael Klug; Daniel Baker; Rich Hull; Misha Rudominski; Justin Zeefe

## FAQ

### Which Robotics and hardware events can I join without applying?

15 of the 71 are open RSVP; the other 56 ask you to apply.

### What do hosts ask when you apply?

Across 56 Robotics and hardware events with an application form, 56 ask for a job title, 56 for a company, 56 for LinkedIn and 29 for GitHub.

### What are the main Robotics and hardware events on Tuesday, Oct 13?

18 Robotics and hardware events are listed for Tuesday, Oct 13, led by Where the Physical Future is Gettting Built: AI, Infra, and Deep Tech and Building next-generation space infrastructure. Where the Physical Future is Gettting Built: AI, Infra, and Deep Tech (Tue 4 PM, HSBC); Building next-generation space infrastructure (Tue 6 PM, Vast); Software for Hardware: State of the Industry (Tue 6 PM, Physical Fund); Factory Field Day at Flyby Robotics (Tue 7 PM, Flyby Robotics); WEARABLES: The Future of Health/HAPPY HOUR (Free Food + Drinks) (Tue 6:30 PM, Lenn AI).

### What are the main Robotics and hardware events on Wednesday, Oct 14?

17 Robotics and hardware events are listed for Wednesday, Oct 14, led by Building AI for the Physical World - Inside Hadrian's Factory X and From Wakeboats to Workboats: Inside Arc's Commercial Program. Among them are Building AI for the Physical World - Inside Hadrian's Factory X (Wed 4:30 PM), From Wakeboats to Workboats: Inside Arc's Commercial Program (Wed 6:00 PM), Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL (Wed 5:00 PM), Mission Critical: AI Meets Aerospace & Defense at The BR-DGE x DTI (Wed 3:00 PM) and LA's Deep Tech Ecosystem: Aerospace, Robotics, and Defense Startups (Wed 4:30 PM).

### Which Robotics and hardware events have food?

25 of the 71 mention food (19 snacks, 2 dinner, 2 lunch). Apex Space Happy Hour (Fri 6 PM, Apex Space Technology); Capital For Atoms - Finance Leader Dinner (Thu 6 PM, a16z); Software for Hardware: State of the Industry (Tue 6 PM, Physical Fund); Factory Field Day at Flyby Robotics (Tue 7 PM, Flyby Robotics); Miso Robotics Lab | Flippy Frying Live (Thu 4 PM, Miso Robotics).

### Which Robotics and hardware events have drinks?

10 mention drinks: 1 open bar, 7 alcohol, 2 coffee or soft drinks. Near the top are Apex Space Happy Hour (Fri 6:00 PM), "complimentary beer, wine, food"; German Tech Meets LA: AI, Innovation & Oktoberfest (Mon 5:00 PM), "Beer, Bratwurst and Networking"; Factory Field Day at Flyby Robotics (Tue 7:00 PM), "Beer, seltzer, and dinner with the team"; Wake up Hardware! Network & Fun Run Sponsored by Nominal & D. E. Shaw Ventures (Mon 7:30 AM), "a coffee and networking session".

### Which Robotics and hardware events have the most RSVPs?

Thank God for El Segundo has the most, 465 going. Near the top are Thank God for El Segundo (Thu 5:00 PM), Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL (Wed 5:00 PM), Apex Space Happy Hour (Fri 6:00 PM) and AI Meets the Real World: Founder & Investor Mixer (Mon 2:00 PM).

### Who hosts the most Robotics and hardware events?

AI LA hosts 2, Deel 2, Lenn AI 2.

## Same page at the other tech week

- At SF Tech Week (Oct 5 to 11): 159 Robotics and hardware events: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/robotics-hardware
  Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/robotics-hardware

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